In this city are the two best bars in Europe.

Year after year, the “The World’s 50 Best Bars” ranking honors the best bars in the world. This year, the organizers decided to create a list specifically for Europe for the first time. Find out which bars made it into the “Europe’s 50 Best Bars” ranking, which German city made the list, and see the entire Top 50 here.

In 2026, the creators of “50 Best” decided for the first time to honor the 50 best bars in Europe. The voting process is similar to that of the world’s best bars. Bar industry experts, such as bartenders, bar owners, journalists, or well-traveled cocktail enthusiasts from across Europe, vote for their favorite bars, as stated on the website. Europe was divided into eleven regions, with 300 experts per region allowed to vote. The decision is based solely on their personal opinion. One city managed to secure both the first and second places among the 50 best bars in Europe.

This City Holds the First and Second Places

The best bar in Europe according to “Europe’s 50 Best Bars” is located in Athens! “Line” is situated slightly outside the city center. The focus here is entirely on the combination of food and drinks. The menu is designed so that everything perfectly harmonizes. Additionally, many ingredients are made in-house. These include syrups, vinegars, breads, as well as fruit wines and beers. 

And the second place also goes to Athens! The bar “The Bar in Front of the Bar” is the second best in all of Europe. According to “50 Best,” it came about rather by chance. Originally, it started as a pop-up bar to bridge the temporary closure of the original bar inside. It was so well received that there are now two concepts. Inside, you find a kind of upscale cocktail lounge. Outside, there is a small, daily changing cocktail menu. The drinks are mixed from surplus ingredients and by-products.

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German Bar in the Top 20

At least one German bar made it into the Top 50 ranking of the best bars in Europe. “Wax On” in Berlin secured 17th place, making it the best bar in Germany. “Wax On” is located in the heart of Neukölln. It impresses with its down-to-earth atmosphere, hospitality, and excellent drinks, it is said. The special feature of the Berlin bar is the lab-inspired approach to cocktail preparation. To create drinks with exceptional purity, clarifying agents, evaporators, and fermentation are used.

“Europe’s 50 Best Bars” Ranking

With seven bars, London is the most represented in the Top 50. It is followed by six bars in Barcelona and five each in Athens and Paris.

1. Line – Athens
2. The Bar in Front of the Bar – Athens
3. Sips – Barcelona
4. Himkok – Oslo
5. Bar Nouveau – Paris
6. Moebius Milano – Milan
7. The Cambridge Public House – Paris
8. Mirror Bar – Bratislava
9. Paradiso – Barcelona
10. Connaught Bar – London
11. Satan’s Whiskers – London
12. Tayēr + Elementary – London
13. Barro Negro – Athens
14. Baba au Rum – Athens
15. Svanen – Oslo
16. Nouvelle Vague – Tirana
17. Wax On – Berlin
18. Camparino in Galleria – Milan
19. Danico – Paris
20. Panda & Sons – Edinburgh
21. Locale Firenze – Florence
22. 1930 – Milan
23. Waltz – London
24. Bird – Copenhagen
25. Alma Prague – Prague
26. Aldea – Barcelona
27. Harry’s Bar – Paris
28. L’Antiquario – Naples
29. Gucci Giardino – Florence
30. The Clumsies – Athens
31. Freni e Frizioni – Rome
32. Drink Kong – Rome
33. Gorilla – Thessaloniki
34. De Vie – Paris
35. 14 De La Rosa – Barcelona
36. Boadas – Barcelona
37. Tjoget – Stockholm
38. Forbína Bar – Prague
39. Tag – Krakow
40. Kwānt Mayfair – London
41. Three Sheets (Soho) – London
42. Super Lyan – Amsterdam
43. Röda Huset – Stockholm
44. Late Bloomers – Zurich
45. Angelita – Madrid
46. Salmon Guru – Madrid
47. Scarfes Bar – London
48. Foco – Barcelona
49. Rita – Milan
50. Dunlin – Innsbruck

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